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Right then, that's it from the first game of the day. Nellai Royal Kings wins a nail bitter in the very last over. Chepauk Super Gillies loses two in two. We have the second game lined up right in front of us where Lyca Kovai Kings takes on IDream Trippur Tamizhans at 7.15 pm IST (1345 GMT). All you need to do is switch tabs to get the updates from that game. Until next time, cheers.

Nidhish Rajagopal is adjudged the Player Of The Match for his match-winning knock of 53 runs.

Earlier in the day, after being asked to bat first, CSG posted 166 on board. Thanks to a good display of skillset by Santhosh Kumar D right at the top and a disciplined knock of 62 by Narayan Jagadeesan who stayed unbeaten throughout the innings. Narayan Jagadeesan played the anchor for the majority of their innings but shifted gears right at the end. At the halfway stage of the game this looked like a chaseable target against a strong batting unit of Nellai Royal Kings. The bowlers of Nellai Royal Kings did well to keep things intact for most of the first innings. Ragupathy Silambarasan was the best bowler for them as he scalped three wickets while S Mohan Prasath and Sonu Yadav picked up a wicket each as well.

The bowling from Chepauk Super Gillies was not the best to start with but they did fight back after the halfway mark in the chase. The side picked up a wicket at regular intervals and managed to put brakes on the scoring rate. Chepauk Super Gillies gave away just 45 runs in 9 overs after the halfway mark of the chase and left 20 for Aswin Crist to defend in that final over, but Nidhish Rajagopal smashed those in 5 deliveries and inflicted a defeat on Chepauk Super Gillies. Daryl Ferrario was the pick of the bowler for Chepauk Super Gillies as he scalped 3 while Ganeshan Periyaswamy, Baba Aparajith and Aswin Crist took one each as well.

Chasing a fighting total, Nellai Royal Kings got off to a flying start. The batters at the top walked out with positive intent and the way they went about their business was a joyful sight for those in the Nellai Royal Kings dugout. RS Mokit Hariharan was superb with the bat and played a sensible knock. RS Mokit Hariharan and Ajitesh G played some sensational cricketing strokes that were risk-free and they got the most out of them. RS Mokit Hariharan scored 52 while Ajitesh G played a quickfire knock of 30 as well. The side was going strong with the finish line in sight but wickets in jiffy gave Chepauk Super Gillies some hope. Chepauk Super Gillies were well and truly in the driving seat by the end of 19th over but Nidhish Rajagopal, remember the name, had other ideas. The bloke scored 20 runs in the last over and with one delivery to spare Nellai Royal Kings wins this by 3 wickets. Nidhish Rajagopal remained unbeaten on 53.

Take a bow, Nidhish Rajagopal. Nellai Royal Kings wins a thriller. A sensational batting display right at the end by Nidhish Rajagopal has helped Nellai Royal Kings over the line by 3 wickets. This is going to hurt Chepauk Super Gillies big time as they had one foot over the line till the 19th over and it all changed in the final over.

FOUR! Nidhish Rajagopal gets 21 off the final over and gets to his FIFTY. Nellai Royal Kings win the game with 3 wickets and 1 ball to spare. Aswin Crist nails the wide yorker this time and Nidhish Rajagopal slices it hard to get an outside edge flying to the third man boundary to win the game for his side.

Massive ball striking in the last over and all those denied singles by Nidhish Rajagopal, make sense now. 3 runs needed now from the last 2 deliveries. It is now over until the fat lady sings.

SIX! ANOTHER ONE! Nidhish Rajagopal has turned this game on its head in the final over! Aswin Crist drops it short and takes the pace off the ball on this ocassion but Nidhish Rajagopal gets on top of that and hits it high and long over deep mid-wicket once again for another half a dozen runs. Nellai Royal Kings now require 3 runs in 2 balls.

The hopes are still alive for Nellai Royal Kings. 9 needed off the last 3 now and surely he is not running a single here. Boundaries to win it for Nellai Royal Kings. Change in the field as the long off moves back and the third man comes inside the circle.

SIX! BANG! Nidhish Rajagopal you beauty! Slower ball again from Aswin Crist from a good length and Nidhish Rajagopal stands tall on the crease and slogs the ball off the middle of the bat that flies over the head of deep mid-wicket for a huge six. 9 runs are required for the Nellai Royal Kings to win the game!

FOUR! Slower ball once again and this time Nidhish Rajagopal stands deep in the crease and lofts the ball straight over the bowler's head that lands just in front of the boundary cushions. four important runs for Nidhish Rajagopal. Do we see something more from here?

Slower ball outside the off stump line. Nidhish Rajagopal slaps the ball to sweeper covers but denies the single.

WIDE! Nails the yorker just outside the wide line this time. The Umpire signals wide.

The last over will be bowled by Aswin Crist. The responsibility lies on the shoulders of the impact player Aswin Crist. 20 needed off the last over.

Pitches it up outside the off stump once again. Ragupathy Silambarasan looks to drive it but gets beaten.

Another fine delivery! Abhishek Tanwar is not giving anything to the batters. Another good yorker on the stumps and all Nidhish Rajagopal could do was tap it to long on for a single.

Excellent bowling by Abhishek Tanwar! Nails the yorker on the stumps and Ragupathy Silambarasan drives it to long on for a single.